The photograph of two young children embracing looks professionally taken.

"Came from the sky in Lockport," reads a Facebook caption describing the image, likely once a framed family memento, found in a town 114 miles away from the town of Washington, Illinois. Washington bore the brunt of a system of storms that battered towns across the midwest on Sunday.

What's most striking is the sheer distance some of the items traveled from the Washington area: "Found in my Joliet yard! Mailing address is Peoria! That's 128 miles from my house," wrote one volunteer hoping to unite a financial document with its owner.

Elsewhere, this photo of a married couple below was originally posted on a ChicagoNow.com blog just hours after the tornado Sunday:

"After the destruction of today, it sure would be nice to see a rainbow," wrote the blogger interested in finding the photo's owner. Photograph: /ChicagoNow.com

The image was found in Plainfield, Illinois, and shared to the found items Facebook page. Eventually, a comment arrived: "I used to work with them ... They live in the Washington IL. I will repost."

This means the image may have covered a distance of 89 miles. On Twitter, Illinois residents are also posting their findings: